Wichita eagle., 1887-10-06

$50.
in Sedgwick county, outside OF the city or
Wichita that never trotte1 or paced Ior
money. Purse $50.
s. TrottiDg or pacing, gentlemen's drlv-
ing horses who never started in race for
money, o9=ned in Sedgwick county, to read
wagon. Pure $50.
A. Trotting, two year ODDS, best two IN
three. half mile heats. Purse $50.
SECOND DAY.
l. 2:35 pace. Purse $50.
g minute trot Purse 500.
3. Running. rs mile heats, all ages
weight for age. Purse 500.
T. 2:34 trot. Purse $50.
THIRD DAY.
/. Bankers purse-Ruuning, mile heats, all
ages, weight for age. Purse $50
q Grand special, to be announced later
Purse 81 600
2:29 trot Purse $500.
FOURTH DAY.
/. Running Consolation, mile heats, for
horses that have not won race during the
fair. Purse So
g Free for all trot. Purse $500.
8 Pole team race, trOtters or PAGERS. Horses
must be owned by one man. Purse 500.
a. 2:40 trot. Purse 500.
sPECIALTIEs FOR THE FAIR.
Pawnee Bill and his Indians with their
Wild West show will camp on the fair
grounds during the entire we X, giving a
street parade each day during til week and
an exhibition on the groun is consisting of
robbing stsge coaches, burning aud plunder-
ing Squatters' cabins, carrying beautiful
maidens into captivity and desperate battles
between cowboys and Indians.
This exhibition has the endorsement of all
the officers Of the different fairs over their
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thrilling representation OF wild western life.
THE WICHITA BOAT CLUB
Have consented to give a regatta during the
week of the fair. The management have
made special purse of 81, 600 to be given to
horses to pace and trot against time. The
owners of jay Eye See, Patsy, Clinker,
Honesty ana You Bet, are all anxious to
pace and trot their horses at Wichita, and
the management viii secure one or more of
these horres of national reputation to go
against time.
GREAT BAND CONTESTS.
viii be a leading feature OF the special en-
tertainments of this occasion, prise OF $3.50
will be offered by the association to be COM
peted for by any and all brass bao DDS Ia the
state Of Kansas on the second day Of the
fair
First prize, 5000.
Second prize, 500.
ktleast four bands required to compete foI
these prizes. but ere band from any city
eligible. No hand with less than twelve
pieces will be admitted 60 competition.
All applications for competit on IL
the contest must be made in writing and ad-
dressed to the secretary of the fair. Apph-
cations will not be received after Oct 10.
Under the auspices of the Cottonwood
Lawn Tennis club of this city. lawn
tennis tournament will be given, open to the
state There will be prizes given, consisting
of four silver cups, to be awarded to the best
doubles and singles.
CONDITIONS.
Trotting and pacing Will be governed by
the rules of the American Trotting AssocIa
ton of which this association Is a member
-Four to fiji aud three starters in al races
Entrance, IL per cent of purse. half OF which
must accompany the entry. Horses drawn
- the night previous to races will not be hello
for the other per cent. Heats may bt
trotted and paced alternately.
Trotting and pacing, mile heats, three il
ffvs, to harness.
Running races will he governed by tn,
American Association ru'es except jockey
licensed.
Entrance ten per cent of purse, which
must accompany entry. Entries to b
eligible must be deposited in entry box a
secretary's Office within one half hour afte
the last race on the day previous to the race
for which the entry is intended. If in cas-
Of bad weather or other unavoidable caus
the Association is unable to start one o
mora of its races by ; o'clock p. m. of tn
last day of the fair, such race or races shall
be declared off.
Trotting and pacing purses divided, fit,
per cent. TO the first, twenty five per cent. t
the second, fifteen per cent. to the third AM
ten per cent 10 the fourth.
Running purses divided, seventy per cent
TO the first. twenty per cent. to the secon,
and ten per cent. 10 the third.
Entries close October Sth, 1887.
Address all entries to j. w. Hartzell, sec
rotary, Wichita, Kansas p. o box l 10.
Admissiou-The gates will be open at l
o'clock on each day of the fair. Ticket
must be purchased, as no money viii be re
ceived at the gates. The gate fare will b
as follows: For each person over ID year
of age an admittance fee of fifty cents Wi
be CT arged; for each person unier 10 year
of age and over s, an admittance fee {
TWENTY-FIVE cents win be charged; childre
under years Of age accompanied by thel
paren s or guardians viii be admitted fire.
All parts of the grounds free TO all for OF
admission. No extra charge for carriage.
Persons occrpy ing booths, furnishing r
freshments are required to lay in their supple
before ~ o'clock, a. m, at precisely
O'Clock the grounds will be cleared Of a
wagons and persons not entitled to remain
these rules viii be strictly adhered TO, unle
by special permission or the gener
manager.
All public conveyauces carrying pssse
gers from the city will be charged as fo
lows:
For each four horse conveyance, IS p
day.
For each two horse conveyance, $3.50 p
day.
furnished to eli horses at 50 cents per ds
during the fair.
Horses coming in before the fair can occ
Nv stalls free of cherge until the fair begin
Corn, oats and hay can be had on c
grounds at market prices. Stalls will n
be considered engaged until paid for
MISCELLANEOUS.
Day police and night watchmen viii be {
ways on duty.
Teleerams and Letters sent in care OF {
secretary. will be deilv cred on the grounC
Certificates emitting shipping exhibitors
return goods will be issued on application
the secretary.
No Intoxicating liquors will be allowed
the grounds
No gambling will be allowed upon {
grounds other than the usual SELLING OF pot
upon the races.
For privileges apply TO J. W. Hartze
secretary, office in Aldrick q Browns DOC
rooms % and "a Main street.
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
The directors desire to say that they q
entirely dependent upon the generosity
the public for the success OF this falr, q
earnestly solicit the hearty cooperation
of all to make this the crowning event OF